Couples were lining up throughout California as they eagerly awaited Judge Walker’s ruling about whether to stay his historic ruling last week that struck down Proposition 8 as unconstitutional.
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On this week’s Same Sex Sunday, Joe Mirabella started off the episode with an interview of Congressmen Jim McDermott (D-WA). They discussed the hold up of the Employment Non Discrimination Act (ENDA) in the House, Citizens United, how to end the war in Afghanistan and much more. Phil Reese and Joe Mirabella interviewed David Fleischer about his new study that, “changed everything we know about Proposition 8.”
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U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker, the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, ruled today that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional in Perry vs Schwarzenegger.
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On this week’s Same Sex Sunday we interviewed blogger and editor of Joe My God, Joe Jervis. We also chatted with Randi Reitan, the Minnesota mother who started a Target Boycott for their political contribution to anti-gay Emmer.
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It was Monday morning and it was the first day the Johnson County Recorder’s office in Iowa City, Iowa was open on our recent trip home. The previous visit home in April 2009, we stopped by the Recorder’s office to pick up an application for a marriage license. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled unanimously that morning that the Iowa Constitution’s equal protection clause applied to gays and lesbians. 30 days from their ruling, our families were finally given equal treatment under Iowa state law. Gays …
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Last week was a roller coaster ride for the LGBT community. We started off with more than disappointing news that Hawaii’s Governor Lingle vetoed the Civil Union Law. On Same Sex Sunday we interview Lambda Legal’s Jenny Pizer who will discuss a pending lawsuit to challenge the veto.
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I spoke to Stan Rumbaugh. He is running to be a Justice of the Washington State Supreme Court in Position 1 against incumbent Justice James Johnson. Equal Rights Washington endorsed both Stan Rumbaugh and Charlie Wiggins for the Supreme Court. After speaking with Rumbaugh, I too enthusiastically endorse Stan Rumbaugh.
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